Flowers of Victory

This flower arrangement / Ikebana is arranged in such a way that it represents victory.

Pookalam Art

Pookalam (Flower Rangloli / Pattern), the art of designing floral carpets on the day of  Onam festival in Kerala welcome their beloved king Mahabali.  This floral art can be made on any occasion to add color and cheer to the house.  Many types of flowers can be used to make Pookalam.  First zero in on a design [...]

Pookalam

Flower arrangement of Indian origin is Pookalam. “Poo” means flower and “kalam” design in Malayalam. The flowers are laid out in beautiful patterns on the floor. Traditionally laying out Pookalam is a ritual practiced in every household during the fifteen-day-long Onam celebrations to welcome their beloved king Mahabali.

Oriental Serendipity

A silver tray displays a Sogetsu arrangement of dwarf umbrella tree branches and aromatic oriental lilies. Cannon ball tree branches can also be used.

Autumn Winter Arrangement

The trees change to a beautiful gold and rust color in Autumn and as they fall revel the intricate shapes of the branches they hung on for that year.  This Ohara style flower arrangement is done using dried twigs, nuts and leaves.

Fruit Flowers and Light

This is Dutch style of flower arrangement.  The materials used range from fruits, flowers and candles.  The different hues of flowers and fruits complement each other with candles lighting up the arrangement.  This arrangement is perfect during Diwali.

Hanging Basket Arrangement

Flowers arranged in a hanging basket adds a mystic touch and is very practical when young toddlers are at home or are invited.

Driftwood Composition

This flower arrangement is styled in Sogetsu style of Ikebana, where driftwood, zerbaras, asparagus, money plant, tuberoses vie for attention.  Subtle colors bring out the character of the driftwood to compose an arrangement that makes the watcher drift into calmness.

Shell Bloom

This flower arrangement is from the Sogetsu school of Ikebana.

Sunrise

Flower Gerberas represents Sun very well in a flower arrangement.  This Ikebana is a variation of the Shoka style called Niju-ike, where the arrangment is done on two different levels in a double bamboo container.